Snow accumulation on boards of different sizes and shapes

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 13, Issue 14-15, 1999, Pages 2345-2355

  Pfister, R ^a   Schneebeli, M ^a  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Avalanche protection; Maintain forests; Snow interception

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); CLIMATOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AVALANCHE PROTECTION; BOREAL FORESTS; MAINTAIN FORESTS; SNOW INTERCEPTION; SUBALPINE FORESTS;

SNOW;

AVALANCHE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER;

EID: 0033208347     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1085(199910)13:14/15<2345::aid-hyp873>3.0.co;2-n     Document Type: Article

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